If only I was stronger,
In however many ways,
Maybe then I wouldn’t be
Such an easy target.
For bullies or strays.
I would find other ways
To find hope and wisdom.
Looking farther than my backyard,
Farther than the mountaintops
I long to grab hold of.
Please let me be stronger,
For I want to be free.
Free of the burdens
I carry with such effort.
Free as the bird which I long to be.
To sing my songs
Without care or fear.
Or fly away when hurt was near.
